Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Many residents have needs in the middle of the night, and we feel it’s critical to have a caregiver available to them should they need help. This is an important question to ask any home you are considering as many homes in our community allow their caregivers to sleep at night.

We believe that our caregivers have the hardest job in the world and deserve the utmost respect for loving and caring for our residents as they would their own parents. We consider ourselves one big family and that may contribute to why we have very little turn over. As far as numbers go, of our current group of 22 caregivers, 4 have been with us less than 1 year, 7 between 1 – 3 years, 7 between 3 – 6 years and 4 over 7 years.

All of our caregivers are required to complete a 104 hour caregiver certification program before beginning work with us in addition to twelve hours of continuing education per year. They are also required to be certified in CPR and First Aid and renew those certifications every other year.

Jana has been caring for the elderly in various settings since 1983. We opened our first assisted living home in 1998.

Jana is a licensed, clinical social worker working specifically with the elderly since 1983. She received her Master’s degree in Social Work from University of Arizona. Peter has been operating the company since it’s inception in 1998. We have three children and live in Scottsdale, about a mile from all three of our care homes.

Many. Feel free to contact us and we would be happy to send you a long list of past and present clients that you may contact. In the meantime, please read our testimonials!

Our private rooms range from $3,400 to $5,000 per month, depending simply on how large the room is and whether or not it has a private bathroom. While standard practice in our industry is to quote base rates and then increase them based on the individual care needs of the resident, we don’t subscribe to that practice. These rates include all meals, housekeeping, laundry service, activities and of course any and all help the resident needs to live their daily life 24 hours a day. Should you need more specific information regarding the rates of our currently available rooms, please give us a call.

The only additional costs are $30 for an annual TB test and $45 service plans that the law requires be prepared by a registered nurse on a quarterly basis as well as medication, incontinence products and food supplements (i.e. Ensure) should the resident require them. In addition, we make available home visiting beauticians, podiatrists, chiropractors, etc, and should you wish to use them their fees would also be your responsibility.

Yes! The insurance company will need us to fill out some paperwork upfront and possibly on a monthly basis as well which we are always more than happy to do.

We have years of experience caring for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, insulin dependent diabetes, incontinence and catheters, as well as residents on oxygen, feeding tubes and many forms of special diets, including renal, pureed, and soft mechanical. In addition, at any given moment we are caring for 5-6 residents on hospice.

Unfortunately it is extremely difficult for us to provide the level of care we do for the current reimbursement rate ALTCS allows in a group home setting.

Absolutely. Over the years we have cared for many people on a respite, daily or even an hourly basis. Perhaps they were recovering from an illness or operation or their primary caregiver was ill, had to work or simply needed some R & R. Don’t hesitate to call; we would be happy to discuss your specific needs.

The simple answer is anything our residents like! We are constantly seeking residents’ input into menu selections while also striving to maintain a healthy balance by using fresh fruits, meats and veggies in most of our meals. Occasionally we try different types of ethic foods or unusual foods and snacks but typically we stick to American cuisine, as it’s their favorite. You can also take a look at one of our weekly menus.

We have a full time activities director who spends time in each of our homes every day. The residents tell her the things they like to do so her typical week will include group activities such as exercise, board games, and arts and crafts, as well as individual things as simple as taking walks, playing cards, doing needlepoint or just having quiet conversations with those residents who prefer one on one attention. We have live musicians in all of our homes a minimum of once a week, and we schedule periodic trips in small groups to the mall, out to lunch, to the movies, etc for those who are able and wish to go. We have groups of local volunteers who like to bring goodies from to time to time and visit with the residents. And almost every night after dinner we pop some popcorn and show a movie on the big screen in the living room! Feel free to take a look at one of our monthly activity calendars.

According the Arizona Bill of Residents Rights, residents are allowed to choose their own physicians, and therefore we do not have a specific primary care physician on call for all of our residents. There are however a handful of physicians in the community who make “house calls” their primary practice and a variety of other services, such as mobile x-ray and laboratory have sprung up to support them. The majority of our residents and their families use these doctors for the convenience they provide. We can furnish you with a list of those we feel do a good job.

Each of our homes is licensed by The Arizona Department of Health Services for a maximum of 10 residents.

Absolutely. Please visit whenever and as often as you can. Understand though that if you come before 10AM, there may be some dishes in the sink and a few beds still unmade.

Not only are they allowed to, we strongly encourage it. Our residents aren’t guests in our home. Our home IS their home and we want them to feel as comfortable as possible. But don’t worry if you need us to provide furniture, we’ll take care of it.

We love animals, believe strongly in pet therapy and absolutely hate to separate people from their pets. As long as the animal doesn’t pose a safety risk we can make it work.

Mayo Hospital, Scottsdale Healthcare Shea & Scottsdale Healthcare Thompson Peak are all within 10 minutes of all of our homes.

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